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1. “The Lake Chad Basin Commission was established by Governments of the region and civil society to try to peacefully resolve disputes over the lake. The Commission also formed the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to fight Boko Haram - a powerful testament to the role regional cooperation can play in combating issues that result from water scarcity. It is urgent that the international community bolster its support to the MNJTF to assist in its efforts to counter Boko Haram. In particular, the main challenge for the MNJTF is a severe lack of funding, and therefore we all must recommit to contributing to the Force. Greater international support would be a strong Sign of solidarity with the people of the four countries that are bearing the brunt of a terrorist threat that mocks the value of human life.”

   2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

2. “Overuse, poor management practices and expanding desertification have caused the lake to recede by approximately 90 per cent. The disappearance of that critical resource, which is the basis of survival for millions of people, has led to territorial disputes and helped nurture the rise of Boko Haram. Boko Haram uses the dying lake as a recruiting base, easily exploiting the tens ofthousands of displaced people who are searching for a means of livelihood. Boko Haram deploys brutal tactics of abduction, sexual slavery, killing and looting to terrorize the population, and the resulting armed conflict has left over 9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. However, there is a glimmer ofhope in that otherwise dark reality.”

   2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

3. “I thank you, Mr. Minister, for your leadership in focusing the attention of the Security Council on the important linkages between water and international peace and security. I also thank our briefers for so eloquently framing the issues this morning. As we have heard, conflict over water is increasingly a serious global issue. In discussing water, peace and security today, I would like to focus my remarks on two points: first, the example of the Lake Chad basin as an area struggling with water and security and, secondly, the role that the international community can play in helping to prevent water disputes from becoming armed conflicts. The Lake Chad basin, which spans the border region of Chad, the Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon, is an example of what happens when water scarcities contribute to conflict.”

   2016-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7818 (2016) · source

4. “Taken together, those three factors would form the foundation for a future partnership that we all have a strong, collective interest in seeing built. Such factors should be addressed in the AU and United Nations implementation details requested in the resolution to be adopted today, along with specific benchmarks and steps that would be taken to ensure that the AU Peace Fund is consistent with member State World Trade Organization obligations. Ultimately, to achieve those three elements, we will need to shake ourselves out of old biases and routines and work, hand in hand, to build that foundation together. Otherwise we risk needlessly losing more lives because the institutional status quo prevailed. The stakes for the AU's courageous peacekeepers and for the vulnerable civilians that they protect are simply too high.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

5. “It would also require regular reporting by the AU to the AU Peace and Security Council and the Security Council on its implementation of the Mission's mandate, in compliance with AU human rights and conduct and discipline policies. Such reporting would include allegations of human rights abuses, international humanitarian law transgressions and conduct and discipline issues and actions taken by the AU and troop- and police-contributing countries in response to allegations. That transparency would demonstrate the commitment of the AU in its troop- and police-contributing countries to upholding human rights and would serve as a critical step in achieving accountability for actions that undermine the legitimacy of peacekeeping and prey upon vulnerable populations.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

6. “Such measures are critical for harmonizing AU policies and practices, with international legal obligations and standards, so that both the AU and the United Nations have clear systems in order to prevent abuses and misconduct and to promote accountability if and when allegations arise. The third factor is ongoing mission evaluation and reporting. Meaningful mission evaluation requires joint evaluation and benchmarking exercises, throughout the duration of a mission. In that way, the AU Peace and Security Council and the Security Council would be informed of the progress made towards achieving the mission mandate and able to make recommendations for adjusting the mandate as needed.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

7. “Success will be enhanced by making sure that United Nations experts with critical experience and know-how, including financial and procurement expertise are fully integrated into those planning stages. That will ensure that both councils are working together to build the backbone of a mission that both institutions can support. The second success factor is a fully implemented set of AU human rights and conduct and discipline compliance policies. That includes putting in place rigorous procedures for troop and police screening and selection, training, monitoring, reporting, independent investigations and holding perpetrators of violations and misconduct accountable.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

8. “The first factor is up-front mission planning, which my colleague from New Zealand has already highlighted. In cases where the Security Council is considering authorizing support for an AU-led operation under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations as the most effective way to respond to a crisis, the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council must work closely together from the outset. That requires consultations between the AU Peace and Security Council and the Security Council, the deployment of the joint United Nations- AU assessment team to evaluate the political, security, humanitarian and human rights situations on the ground and joint planning, including on the strategic concept, the concept of operations, forced generation and cost implications.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

9. “We recognize that United Nations peacekeepers are not always best positioned to respond to a crisis in Africa, especially when there is no peace to keep or armed groups threaten civilians, but we also recognize that the AU does not have sufficient capacity, in part because of insufficient and unreliable international support to respond effectively on its own. A stronger United Nations-AU partnership promises to leverage the comparative advantages of each for the benefit of all in the pursuit of peace and security across the continent. To realize the full potential of that partnership, more work needs to be done to build mutual trust, enhance complementarity and put in place new ways of working. I would like to focus on three factors that would be critical to get right for this partnership to reach its full potential.”

   2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

10. “In July, at the AU Summit in Kigali, AU Heads of State took a historic decision, endorsing Mr. Kaberuka's plans. That significant commitment not only builds up African self-reliance in the AU's own words and ownership over African operations but is integral to a broader AU effort to ensure that the AU and its member States are in charge of their own destiny, including the use of its funds. The decision also sets an important cornerstone for advancing the AU-United Nations partnership by setting out operational, human rights and conduct frameworks to strengthen AU policies and procedures.”

    2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

11. “The second truth, and what draft resolution contained in document S/2016/977 affirms today, internationals the need to strengthen the financial and operational underpinnings of the United Nations-AU partnership to better support African-led peace operations. Ad hoc arrangements, cobbled together whenever crises arise, are not a recipe for success or a good use of resources, which is why President Obama pledged during his July 2015 visit to AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, to help develop a new partnership that would transform how we work together to promote peace and security in Africa. AU High Representative, Donald Kaberuka, has spearheaded that strategic effort by advancing plans to operationalize the AU peace fund and to fulfil the AU commitment to self-finance 25 per cent of the cost of AU-led peace operations by 2020.”

    2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

12. “Let us recall Somalia, where brave AU-led forces have helped transform a country, once associated with State failure, into one where earnest State-building efforts are under way. Together the AU and the United Nations have partnered to try to address such crises, a reflection of shared responsibilities for restoring peace and security. But, in looking back on those past missions and, more broadly, on the United Nations-AU partnership, I think we can agree on two truths. The first is that, unfortunately, such kinds of operations are unlikely to dissipate any time soon. To the contrary, more than a dozen sub-Saharan countries are now confronting threats from violent extremists, while civil war and unrest continue to threaten civilians in places like South Sudan, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

13. “While the Charter of the United Nations has the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the AU has been an indispensable partner in responding to crises on the African Continent, often deploying its troops and police in some of the most challenging and urgent threat environments. We recall the early days of the conflict in Mali, in 2013, when African troops rapidly self-deployed overland as part of the African-led International Support Mission in Mali, in some cases with only the most basic equipment; or the Central African Republic in 2013, when despite lacking logistical support to deploy outside of the capital, the African-led operation contained the spread violence.”

    2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

14. “I thank you, Sir, for convening today's very important meeting and I thank Senegal for its leadership in peacekeeping in general. I also thank today's briefers - Assistant Secretary-General Wane, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Menkerios, High Representative Mr. Kaberuka and Ambassador Antonio. Today marks a significant milestone after many months, in fact, many years, of discussions on ways the United Nations and the African Union (AU) could work together to build and even stronger partnership to address collective threats to peace and security.”

    2016-11-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7816 (2016) · source

15. “When Kosovo succeeds, the entire region will benefit. A democratic, stable and independent Kosovo is a force for regional stability, and to that end we welcome Kosovo and Serbia's efforts to pursue the normalization of relations through the European Union-facilitated dialogue. We commend the leaders in both Belgrade and Pristina for their willingness to make difficult decisions, and we continue to appreciate the High Representative Mogherini's facilitation of the talks. The United States reaffirms its support for Kosovo as it continues to develop a prosperous and peaceful multi-ethnic democracy, fully integrated into the international community.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

16. “We encourage the important work Kosovo is undertaking to address the serious problem of foreign fighters, and we applaud the recent arrest of individuals in Kosovo likely affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in Syria. Foreign fighters present a threat to all countries and require a collective response. The entire region, including Kosovo, needs an inclusive and integrated approach that includes international institutions, such as INTERPOL, to ensure cooperation and coordination on issues vital to the national security of all States Members of the United Nations. Kosovo's membership and participation in international organizations is not only good for Kosovo, but for the international community. Finally, we believe all Member States should recognize Kosovo as an independent State.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

17. “Given Kosovo's accession to the International Federation of Association Football and the Union of European Football Associations, we also appreciate the guidelines produced by EULEX regarding the policing of international soccer matches. Sport is an opportunity to normalize relations and should be used to bring communities together, although bad behaviour by fans can quickly spiral out ofcontrol. Progress on justice and the rule of law will serve to combat corruption, help attract foreign investment and contribute to Kosovo's overall development. It is unfortunate that political violence has delayed agreement on territorial delineation with Montenegro. That issue must be resolved. Tear gas, petrol bombs and rocket-propelled grenades have no place in civil political discourse.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

18. “Trepca must be restructured in such a way as to provide maximum economic viability and with the benefit of the affected workers and communities in mind. UNMIK wrote regulations in 2002, which have since been incorporatee in Kosovo's laws and institutions, that form the legal basis for restructuring Trepca and other publicly or socially owned enterprises. It also established a special privatization court to adjudicate claims. We also welcome the extension of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX), which is helping to strengthen justice and fight corruption in Kosovo. Expanded joint training and foot patrols are clear signs of the established coordination that EULEX has achieved.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

19. “We would also like to point out that it is a higher rate of growth than that experienced by over two thirds of Security Council members. As we have already heard from my Japanese colleague, that rate of growth is the envy of some. Therefore, the accompanying level of 33 per cent unemployment must be urgently addressed. We still believe that further economic reform can help improve governance, combat corruption, increase transparency and bolster the rule of law. In that vein, we welcome efforts by the Government of Kosovo to put the Trepca mining enterprise on a path to successful restructuring. We recognize that that will be a difficult and contentious process that must be done openly and transparently with the inclusive representation of stakeholders.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

20. “Kosovo has reached a point in its development where deliberate and methodical reform is required to further increase political and security stability, normalize relations with its neighbours and strengthen human rights and rule-of- law institutions. Those efforts take time. Of course, we should continue to track Kosovo's trajectory; but such close oversight by the Security Council is unwarranted. We once again urge fellow Council members to work with us to adjust the reporting period to six months. We have seen positive signs of economic development in Kosovo. While it is true that according to the World Bank, gross domestic product gross ticked down slightly to 3.6 per cent, the Secretary- General's report also notes that that is a favourable rate as compared with neighbouring countries.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

21. “A number of us just returned from the Security Council's trip to the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where United Nations peacekeepers are called upon to protect civilians from armed groups and where upwards of 700 civilians were killed in the past two years. While Kosovo faces challenges that would be expected of any young country, the Security Council does not have the luxury of deploying United Nations resources in Kosovo when they are so desperately needed to address active conflicts elsewhere, such as in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Given the continued progress and overall stability in Kosovo, we also believe it is high time for the Council to adjust the reporting and briefing cycles. A three-month reporting cycle is simply not necessary, as several Member States have already noted.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

22. “The situation in Kosovo is drastically different from what it was when the Security Council adopted resolution 1244 (1999), and much has changed even since the Mission was restructured in 2008. It is time to streamline and rationalize UNMIK even further with respect to structure, size, personnel and tasks, as several Member States have already noted. We continue our call for increased efficiency and downscaling of the Mission in line with its mandate and realities on the ground in Kosovo and ask that the Secretariat present proposals for restructuring the Mission in its next regular report.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

23. “My delegation welcomes Foreign Minister Dacie and Ambassador Citaku. I also thank Special Representative of the Secretary-General Tanin for his briefing. We welcome the positive tone of the Secretary- General's most recent report (S/2016/901) and its acknowledgement of the overall economic and political progress in Kosovo. We applaud the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) for its commitment over the years in assisting Kosovo to develop multiethnic, democratic institutions that uphold the rule of law and respect human rights. Through its continued and diligent commitment to a peaceful and stable Kosovo, UNMIK has fulfilled its mandate.”

    2016-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7811 (2016) · source

24. “It also makes clear that the mismanagement of public funds in Somalia will undercut the credibility of governance, the gains made in the country and its prospects for future growth in Somalia. By supporting the full implementation reflected in today's resolution, Member States would help to promote the long-term peace and stability of the broader region. In conclusion, Somalis are laying the foundation for a more stable, representative and inclusive Government. The United States stands by Somalia and the international community. The Council must remain engaged to ensure that Somalia and the region achieve a more peaceful future. We thank Council members for joining with us in sending that strong message today.”

    2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7807 (2016) · source

25. “That is why the United States strongly supported language in the resolution that reflects the Security Council's commitment to eliminate all sources of funding for Al-Shabaab, a group that continues to attack innocent civilians and to threaten the peace and stability of both Somalia and the region. The resolution also supports the Government's efforts at security-sector reform, including developing a professional army. We also support the resolution because it acknowledges several of the Government's goals, including its intention to seek greater international recognition and support for its efforts to address extensive illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in waters where it has jurisdiction.”

    2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7807 (2016) · source

26. “Eritrea has not been forthcoming with information with regard to its support to regional armed groups. And, while the Monitoring Group has not found evidence of Eritrea's support to Al-Shabaab, it is difficult to corroborate that information, because the Monitoring Group has not been allowed to visit the country in five years. While Eritrea has released some Djiboutian prisoners of war, it has not been forthcoming with information on any remaining such prisoners. That lack of cooperation must change if the Council is to take seriously Eritrea's calls to lift sanctions. Turning to Somalia, during the 21 September high- level meeting on Somalia, Council members widely affirmed that Somalia had transitioned from State failure to State-building. Today Somalia stands at a critical junction to solidify its political and security gains.”

    2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7807 (2016) · source

27. “The United States strongly supports resolution 2317 (2016), which targets many of the most serious causes of instability in the Horn of Africa and mandates the United Nations Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group to continue its crucial work. Renewing that mandate reflects the Security Council's understanding that sanctions regimes are an important part of the international community's comprehensive response to the situation in the Horn of Africa. First, on Eritrea, I would like to point out that, while Eritrea calls for the lifting of United Nations sanctions, as have several members of the Council, the lack of engagement by Eritrea with the United Nations Monitoring Group - under a Security Council Chapter VII mandate - is not the path to lifting sanctions.”

    2016-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7807 (2016) · source

28. “Finally, we welcome Bosnia and Herzegovina's progress in the European Union membership process this year, as well as the Government's dedication to its reform agenda. Continuing down that path will require vision, political will and real follow through on commitments and, most important, compromise and unity.”

    2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source

29. “Further progress for Bosnia and Herzegovina on political and socioeconomic reforms, on European Union and NATO membership and on ensuring basic rights for its people, such as the right to vote in Mostar, requires commitment from all sides. The United States commends the continued work of EUFOR ALTHEA and of NATO, through its headquarters in Sarajevo, and wholeheartedly supports the renewal of their mandates. We are pleased that Bosnia and Herzegovina's defence review is advancing, and we look forward to that document, which will further reforms in the defence sector. However, that progress cannot overshadow the fact that the registration of defence properties in the Republika Srpska continues to be blocked. We call on Republika Srpska President Dodik to ease his unhelpful rhetoric and inaction on that issue.”

    2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source

30. “Such purposeful destabilization is unacceptable and threatens to send the country down a fractious path. The United States looks forward to the day when Bosnia and Herzegovina meets the objectives and conditions established by the Peace Implementation Council for the closure of the Office of the High Representative, and to the day when we can say with absolute confidence that Bosnia and Herzegovina has reached full compliance with the Dayton Agreement and has become a peaceful, viable State, irreversibly on course for European integration. But that day has still not arrived - delayed, in part, because divisive rhetoric and destabilizing actions on the part of certain elements within Bosnia and Herzegovina continue to erode and degrade the vital institutions necessary for progress.”

    2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source

31. “The Republika Srpska's decision to hold its referendum in September, in contravention of a Constitutional Court order, made it clear that Republika Srpska President Dodik and other politicians are systematically attempting to erode the competencies of State-level institutions. As the High Representative highlighted in his report (8/2016/911, annex), the direct rejection of the Constitutional Court by the Republika Srpska means that it has effectively opted out of the judicial system, out of the State, and has thereby fundamentally rejected the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As the High Representative goes on to say in the report, the referendum is viewed by observers on both sides as a possible prelude to further referendums on status questions regarding the Republika Srpska.”

    2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source

32. “The resolution demonstrates the unity of the Security Council in its support for the agreements reached in Dayton, and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as support for those who seek to protect those fundamental rights, including High Representative Inzko. The High Representative's role, while always pivotal, has been particularly important this year, as certain elements have worked against the unity that Bosnia and Herzegovina has striven for over the past 20 years. His briefing today underscores why the Council must remain vigilant against those who seek to undermine the constitutional order in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source

33. “I thank High Representative Inzko for his service in representing the international community in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for his stewardship of the Office of the High Representative. The United States welcomes the unanimous adoption today of resolution 2315 (2016). Among its provisions, the resolution authorizes the extension of a Chapter VII mandate for the EUFOR ALTHEA mission and the NATO presence for an additional year. It reaffirms the final authority of the High Representative in the interpretation of civilian aspects of the Dayton Agreement and reaffirms that any amendments to Bosnia and Herzegovina's Constitution must be made in accordance with the amendment procedures set out therein.”

    2016-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7803 (2016) · source